Keys changed on my Keyboard

Hi,
yesterday my MBP started to "change" keys. Now the Num. is off when the green light is on and on when the green light of the Num. is off. This was before the installation of 10.5.2. After starting my MBP today morning, the same problem appears with the caps lock key. Can anyone help me?

Thanks,
I thought I had done this earlier, but when I tried again (a well as purposefully selecting a different language, then back to Norwegian) it seemed to work.
Good stuff. Thanks again
- Lars-Christian

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